Πλοήγηση ανά Θέμα "coastal zone"
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The environmental pressures and perspectives of tourism on coastal and insular zone. The case of Greece
(2016)Tourism is widely known as one of the most enterprising branches of the tertiary sector of economy in many countries. Nevertheless, over the time, touristic activities have resulted in a significant number of environmental ... -
Evaluating the spatiotemporal performance of tourist destinations: the case of Mediterranean coastal regions
(2020)The mitigation of spatiotemporal pressure is directly related to improvements for the competitive positions of coastal tourist destinations. Extensive diversification initiatives have been undertaken in many regions in ... -
Everything is not everywhere: Can marine compartments shape phytoplankton assemblages?
(2019)The idea that 'everything is everywhere, but the environment selects' has been seminal in microbial biogeography, and marine phytoplankton is one of the prototypical groups used to illustrate this. The typical argument has ... -
Geochemical modeling of mercury in coastal groundwater
(2022)The systematic analysis of groundwater in the Greek island of Skiathos revealed a seasonal increase of total mercury concentrations after the extensive groundwater abstraction during the busy and heavily touristic summer ... -
An integrated modeling system for the evaluation of water resources in coastal agricultural watersheds: Application in almyros basin, thessaly, greece
(2021)This study presents an integrated modeling system for the evaluation of the quantity and quality of water resources of coastal agricultural watersheds. The modeling system consists of coupled and interrelated models, ... -
Microclimate improvement of Inner-city urban areas in a Mediterranean coastal city
(2017)This paper investigates urban bioclimatic interventions in the central area of a coastal medium-sized city in Greece. Two urban blocks typical of the urban fabric of the city center and a neighborhood of 38 urban blocks ... -
Population characteristics of the mid-littoral chthamalid barnacle c. Stellatus (poli, 1791) in eastern mediterranean (central greece)
(2020)Barnacles are key space-occupiers in rocky shore communities on European coasts. Barnacles of the species Chthamalus stellatus (Poli, 1791) were collected between June 2014 and May 2015 from two sites, two stations per ... -
Responses of the Mediterranean seagrass Cymodocea nodosa to combined temperature and salinity stress at the ionomic, transcriptomic, ultrastructural and photosynthetic levels
(2022)The Little Neptune grass Cymodocea nodosa is a key seagrass species in the Mediterranean Sea, forming extensive and patchy meadows in shallow coastal and transitional ecosystems. In such habitats, high temperatures and ... -
Scenario tools for environmental planning. Supporting integrated coastal zone and water resources management in two Greek islands
(2009)This article critically examines the usefulness of scenarios in supporting environment-development planning, drawing from the experience of two differentiated case studies: integrated coastal zone in the Greek island of ... -
Spatial planning incompetence to discourage urban sprawl on Greek Islands. Evidence from Paros, Greece
(2022)The urban sprawl is considered a major issue with irreversible impact on local socio-spatial systems mainly in peri-urban areas, coastal zones and on islands. Mass tourism development and the demand for a second house has ... -
Strong host-specific selection and over-dominance characterize arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal root colonizers of coastal sand dune plants of the Mediterranean region
(2021)Sand dunes of the Mediterranean region constitute drought-stressed, low-fertility ecosystems. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are regarded as key components of their biota, that contribute to plant host adaptation and ... -
Study of water renewal and sedimentation of a square harbor encapsulated in a coastal front with seawalls due to wind-induced hydrodynamic circulation
(2021)In the current study in the middle of a coastal zone, a harbor basin in the form of a square area recessed to the front is considered. A breakwater of variable length and position offers protection from waves. The water ... -
Supporting stakeholder analysis within iczm process in small and medium-sized mediterranean coastal cities with the use of Q-method
(2019)Stakeholder engagement is considered essential in Integrated Coastal Zone Management. In this context, detailed stakeholder analysis can provide a useful support for decision-making. Such an analysis can be particularly ... -
Zooplankton population seasonal variations in relation to nutrients. Case study of Lake Kastoria, Western Macedonia, Greece
(2017)In order to evaluate the trophic status of Lake Kastoria, seasonal pattern of nutrients, chlorophyll-a and zooplankton have been examined from January to December 2011. Lake Kastoria is a polymictic lake, characterized by ...